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Back Row Book Club: Nick Nolte's Rebel

Veronica was impressed by how honest Nick Nolte’s autobiography Rebel is. From being open about his struggles with mental illness and drugs, to his love to acting and unconventional women, there’s more to Nick Nolte than that one mug shot.

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Hearts of Darkness: Movies that Pit Humans Against Nature

Stories that pit man against nature are classic and universal. They remind us how far we’ve come and yet how easily it can all be taken away. The films Arctic, Sorcerer and Embrace of the Serpent each touch upon different existential horrors one can encounter when exposed to the elements.

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Michael Greer, Out and Proud in Hollywood

You may not have heard of him, but Michael Greer managed to make a modest but impressive dent in the oppressively straight world of cinema in the late '60s and early '70s. Greer went from comedy clubs to the silver screen without ever pretending he was anything other than what he was – unabashedly out of the closet.

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Neon is Our New Technicolor

There is a slew of newer movies that have been embracing “knock your eyes out” color, and it doesn't discriminate. Drugs, palm trees, Instagram, mob ties, coming-of-age, death – it's all neon, baby. 

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